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today for sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. as the plane arrived, travelers in san jose held up their cameras knowing this was no ordinary flight. >> my husband and i, we cry every time we hear the national anthem. this means a lot to me. >> reporter: then the captain who says he's never done this before walked slowly off the plane carrying the flag. the terminal completely silent. >> it is truly an honor for our agency to take part in this service. it's the least we could do for santa cruz officers. >> reporter: from hand to hand, then off to hp pavilion where thousands will pay their suspects. those who knew of the tragedy but didn't know about this flag's journey say it's a fitting tribute. >> excellent. this is a wonderful deal. continue doing it, please. >> kind of emotional. yeah. pretty impressed. >> reporter: gilroy police actually volunteered for this duty. we're told that the flag will stay here in san jose until about 5:00 this evening. then put back on a plane and it will be flown back to texas where it's housed. re
today for sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. as the plane arrived, travelers in san jose held up their cameras knowing this was no ordinary flight. >> my husband and i, we cry every time we hear the national anthem. this means a lot to me. >> reporter: then the captain who says he's never done this before walked slowly off the plane carrying the flag. the terminal completely silent. >> it is truly an honor for our agency to take part in this...
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some officers waste nod time visiting the spot where baker and butler were killed. they had bnd intervieen intervi man. he was later cornered by law enforcement and shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire. the chief of police asked the public to show support for his officers who are go back on the job. and the residents we spoke to say, they've got it. >> i think it's a good thing. it's a shame they had to be off. both for citizens and for them. it's great that they're back on duty. >> i took my daughter down, we took a couple flowers down to the police department and said just thank you to them you, know? it's a tough job. >> i do feel better to know they're back on patrol. i also feel that it was nice for them to have some time to grieve. and it's scary. we need our police. >> we feel they do a superb job in santa cruz. to get over something that tragic is very, very hard. >> reporter: the memorial service for sergeant baker and officer elizabeth butler will be held at the kaiser permanente arena in santa cruz on thursday march 7th at 11:00. for last two days, o
some officers waste nod time visiting the spot where baker and butler were killed. they had bnd intervieen intervi man. he was later cornered by law enforcement and shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire. the chief of police asked the public to show support for his officers who are go back on the job. and the residents we spoke to say, they've got it. >> i think it's a good thing. it's a shame they had to be off. both for citizens and for them. it's great that they're back on duty....
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the plan is to plant them at a memorial guard on the honor officer butler and sergeant baker. the police department tells us they've received $45,000 in donations from the public for the officers' families, and they've also received pledges of $125,000 from local businesses. if you want to help out, you can log on to the city of santa cruz.com website. reporting live here at the santa cruz police department, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> i'm sure the outpouring of support will continue to pour in for some time now, bob. thanks. >>> a patient at a hospital under evaluation this morning for a very dangerous incident overnight that forced that hospital to evacuate. police say the patient set a fire inside a room at about 10:45 last night. san mateo police were called in and quickly cordoned off that area. medical staff had to evacuate patients just as a precaution and a lockdown went into effect. that lockdown was eventually lifted. now, police say the good news is nobody was hurt and the damage was contained inside that single room. >>> in san francisco, a man accused of kil
the plan is to plant them at a memorial guard on the honor officer butler and sergeant baker. the police department tells us they've received $45,000 in donations from the public for the officers' families, and they've also received pledges of $125,000 from local businesses. if you want to help out, you can log on to the city of santa cruz.com website. reporting live here at the santa cruz police department, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> i'm sure the outpouring of support will...
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mourners continue to leave it eems to honor officers butch baker and elizabeth butler. among the gifts was the teddy bear you just saw with a purple heart and a note reading, the purple heart is for the sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. a public memorial will be held this thursday at noon at the hp pavilion in san jose. there will be a procession from santa cruz to san jose before the memorial. >>> a large homeless camp near san jose international airport is being targeted for cleanup this week. police warning the homeless there all tents and belongings will be cleaned up at the encampment on spring street. a camp that's now ballooned up to 100 people. after the warning notice does go out, the homeless then have 72 hour to get out of the area. the city estimates this cleanup will take several days. >>> an unusual site in the east bay this morning. two horses on the loose greeting drivers out there on the patch echo off ramp. california highway patrol was called in and the off ramp had to be shut down briefly so the officers could finally corral those horses.
mourners continue to leave it eems to honor officers butch baker and elizabeth butler. among the gifts was the teddy bear you just saw with a purple heart and a note reading, the purple heart is for the sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. a public memorial will be held this thursday at noon at the hp pavilion in san jose. there will be a procession from santa cruz to san jose before the memorial. >>> a large homeless camp near san jose international airport is being targeted...